rascals

glad that i pushed myself out from the comfort of my bed to head out and see some movies at this year's cinema europa. since i woke up at past 10 am already, i missed rec, the spanish horror suspense film, scheduled for 12 noon screening. when i got to shangri-la cineplex, hordes of people have already lined up for the next film, rascals on the road or Mein Name ist Eugen. but due to power of pila i learned from UP, i got a ticket!

i enjoyed the film. it's all about the adventures of four swiss kids - eugen, wrigley, baschteli and eddie, who all set out from bern to meet fritzli buhler in zurich, with a 300-year old map of the treasures of lake titicaca in hand. told from eugen's point of view, the movie's all about kids' adventures and how things seemed simple and reachable when you're young. i think all kids at one point in our lives, felt the urge to leave home and do a stokwa, either due to whimsical desires, far-fetched ideas or just the thought of freeing ourselves from our parents 'laws'. it's the cinematic effect of having kids fend for themselves and succeeding in the process that influences such thoughts i think ,coz in reality, it'd be hard to survive on your own.

the movie was entertaining as all small details were fleshed out as part of the whole adventure, including the boat that destroyed the 3 floors of eugen's and wrigley's flats; eugen and wrigley ending up joining the summer camp; the 'kidnapping of baschteli; biking and camping across switzerland and reaching zurich; wrigley's discovery of young love; the boys' realization that they need each other's company and their bond as a whole. it's quirky presentation made it enjoyable and interesting, even saying that the movie has ended already, when in fact it still has around 10 minutes to show that kathrin went to bern to see wrigley.